Think Like A Forest: Regenerative Business Fundamentals Programme

A collaborative programme between Where the Mind Grows (JK McQuinn) and Think Like a Tree ( Sarah Spencer) - better known as Think Like A Forest. 

A FOUR MONTH PROGRAMME, WITH LIFE TIME ACCESS TO  THE CORE COURSE MATERIALS THROUGH AN ONLINE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM.   NOURISHED BY 6 GROUP COACHING OPTIONS, FORTNIGHTLY FROM THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2024 (WITH THE OPTION OF TWO SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM!)

Next cohort begins 5th March 2024 - be sure to sign up before 1st March 2024! 

 This Programme Is For You If: 

• You want to discover what it means to be a more regenerative leader 
• You need practical frameworks and tools to help you on your journey 
• You value expert mentorship and guidance to support you 
• You care about people, planet and future generations and want to embed change in your organisation 
• You are worried about how your organisation can survive, adapt and be resilient in changing and challenging times 
• You know there is greater potential within you, your team and your organisation and you need help in bringing that forward 
• You feel overwhelmed at the enormity of the task of transforming yourself, your team, your organisation and our world

VISIT THE THINK LIKE A FOREST PAGE HERE FOR TICKET PURCHASES AND MORE INFO *

*Tickets for this programme cannot be purchased through the Where the Mind Grows website, please head to TLAF if you would like to learn more and purchase a place on the programme for you and/or your team.*

 Learning From Nature's Regenerative Wisdom 

• Discover how to create the conditions for you, your team and your organisation to thrive 
• Find out who needs to be in your ecosystem for success 
• Embark on an inner and outer journey of personal-discovery as a leader, letting go of self-doubt and imposter syndrome (nature doesn’t do these!) 
• Let go of old habits and processes that are holding you back (and recycle them) 
• Step into the regenerative mindset of healthy growth, adaptability and resilience

INSIDE THE PROGRAMME

15 self-study modules

Explanations, activities, exercises for all the strands and systems dimensions, enabling you to put the learning into action in ways that is unique to you and your organisation

6 x 2 hour group coaching sessions on zoom

Each session will include additional learning plus coaching around the unique issues that participants bring.

Allowing time for you to co-create the outcomes you need.

Online community platform

Sharing and collaboration opportunities.

Facilitators answering your questions as they arise

Virtual 'Campfire' groups

Peer support groups to ensure you have support on hand when you need it.

The journey may be new, but you will have supportive adventurers at your side.

Unexpected Outcomes

Some of the outcomes experienced, go beyond the expected ( that's part of regnerative emmergence) 

 Time investment: 

This is a minimum suggested, depending on where you choose to apply the learning, and how deep you choose to go with the reading and resources provided.

60 hours over 3 – 4 months (average around 5 hours per week):

1 hour per week modules

2 hour every 2 weeks group coaching

1 hour every 2 weeks Campfire groups

2 ½  hours per week self-study applied to your organisation

 Live Session Dates 2024

March to May 2024:

Choice of Tuesday evenings 6 – 8pm or Wednesday mornings 10am -12 (UK time)

Tuesdays 5, 19 March, 9, 23 April, 21 May and 4 June

Wednesdays 6,20 March, 10,24 April, 22 and 5 June

Investment:

£850 Per Person

OR 

Pay in three installments of £300 x 3 (£900)

Jump Over to the Think Like A Forest Page HERE for more info and your purchase options!

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 What Outcomes Can I Expect? 

When you come on the programme you will explore 6 Systems Dimensions, so you will have beneficial outcomes for:

• Yourself
• Your team
• Your organisation
• Your land/workplace
• Your community and region
• The biosphere/planet

Your specific outcomes will depend on your unique circumstances and how you choose to engage with the frameworks and tools offered, however you can expect outcomes in a wide variety of different areas

Here are potential outcomes for your businesses or organisation:

• Increased employee engagement and retention
• Reduced burnout and stress
• A culture that prioritises health for success
• Improved customer loyalty and satisfaction
• Increased innovation
• Reduced costs
• Improved reputation
• Increased revenue
• Clear strategies for reducing impact on climate and biodiversity

And here are potential outcomes for leaders and changemakers yourselves:

• Increased personal fulfilment/ sense of purpose
• Increased confidence and resilience
• Improved decision-making
• More confident in creativity and innovation
• Improved relationships with stakeholders
• Increased reputation
• Better communication and collaboration inside and beyond the workplace
• Great work-life balance
• Increased motivation through being part of the solution, not the problem

Potential outcomes for your community and region:

• Better connection with the people, organisations and opportunities within your community
• Become a valued contributor in your local economy and provisions
• More cohesive relationships for collaboration and innovation
• Sustainable solutions for long term benefits
• Improved (healthy) regional economic growth
• More resilient community and region with regard to climate and related shocks

Potential outcomes for our world

• Lower carbon emission
• Increased biodiversity
• Working practices that regenerative rather than extract
• More joined-up approaches to business and economics, leading to positive spirals of regeneration